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Darwin Internet Activity

Go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution

Click on Darwin

Click on Darwin’s diary

Read through the timeline

Click on Beagle

1. January 1832:

a. What did Darwin think about the island of St. Jago?

b. What book did Darwin bring along that helped explain St. Jago?

2. Summer of 1833:

a. What did Darwin wonder about the fossils he found in South America?

3. September 1835:

a. Did Darwin have any great epiphanies about evolution while he was on the Galapagos Islands?

4. January 1836:

a. What is Darwin struck by in Sydney, Australia?

5. October 1836:

a. How long was Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle?

Click on Origin

6. October 1838

a. What struck Darwin when he read Population by Malthus?

7. What does Darwin spend a decade dissecting?

Click on Origin of the Species (on right of screen)

8. What appears to be the honeycreepers’ ancestor?

9. What does the species gallery highlight?

Click on Mysteries of Mysteries

10. What happens to the pollenpeepers?

Click on Explore the Pollenpeepers New Home

Click on Mainland

11. What happens to the pollenpeepers on the Mainland over time?

Click on Map at top of the page

12. Find out what happens to the birds over time for each of the islands by clicking on the

Island name.

a. Windsor Island

b. Norcross Island

c. Warwick Island

Click on Species Gallery

13. List the species in the Species Gallery. Click on each species to see its relatives.